RI House GOP Leader Blake Filippi of New Shoreham joins Bonus Q&A to discuss how the state budget would give lawmakers more power over the I-195 District; whether the minimum wage should go up; why he supports giving URI its own governance board; and many other issues.

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Patrick Quinn, executive vice president of SEIU Healthcare 1199 NE, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the renewed talks between Lifespan, Care New England, and Brown University; the House version of the state budget; and the abortion issue in RI.

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Patrick Quinn, executive vice president of SEIU Healthcare 1199NE, which represents almost 30,000 healthcare workers in Rhode Island and Connecticut, joins Bonus Q&A this week to discuss union influence on Smith Hill, the burden of local pension costs, and other issues.

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